Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing fresh questions about his Russian contacts during the election campaign and his role in the firing of James Comey, will be interrogated in a public hearing by former Senate colleagues on Tuesday.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said they will make a formal statement Monday afternoon. It is not yet known whether the hearing will be public or closed.
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Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democratic Senator Jack Reed questioned on Sunday why Sessions was involved in Trump's May 9 dismissal of Comey after he had recused himself from investigations of whether Russian Federation meddled in the election, possibly with help from Trump associates. The matter is also being investigated by several congressional panels, including the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The announcement caps the drama that started over the weekend when Sessions canceled two appearances Tuesday, citing former Comey's blistering testimony last week.
President Trump's attorney general is now being drawn into the investigations of Russian election meddling. Mr. Sessions was among those Mr. Trump asked to leave the meeting so he could speak privately with Mr. Comey. The case is being prosecuted by the Justice Department, which, as attorney general, Sessions heads.
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Senator Susan Collins of ME, another Republican on the Intelligence Committee, said it was wrong of Mr. Trump to even raise the subject, whether he meant to give an order or not.
Mr Sessions had recused himself from that investigation in March following reports that he met twice with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential campaign and did not disclose the encounters to Congress during his confirmation hearing in January. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-California, said that request made her "queasy".
Sessions in March removed himself from involvement in any probe into alleged Russian election meddling but maintained he did nothing wrong by failing to disclose that he met previous year with Russia's ambassador.
The test comes as some special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be ramping up his probe - hiring away a handful of seasoned federal criminal investigators that could hint at deeper, more serious legal trouble for Trump and his team. The question on everyone's mind is: was President Trump obstructing justice when he requested that Comey ease up on the investigation into Mike Flynn?
"To the extent the Comey firing had something to do with the investigation, I think that's an area we need to explore", said King.
When asked what she thought of Comey's testimony, in which he said Trump suggested he drop a probe into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn's Russian Federation contacts, Ivanka Trump said her father felt "very vindicated.and feels incredibly optimistic".
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